Podcasts Health Stream of Subconsciousness Empathy I (podcast)

Empathy I (podcast)

Published: March 9, 2021, 9:50 p.m.

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\\u201cNormal people have an incredible lack of empathy.\\u201d \\u2015 Temple Grandin

There\\u2019s a colloquial definition of empathy as feeling what other people feel. That might get you somewhere if you knew what other people feel, but how could you? And what is \\u201cfeeling\\u201d anyway?

Empathy is the glue for collective action and the foundation for synergy. It coordinates cooperation and sharing. Without empathy there is no feeling of cooperation. There can be a reason and strategy for cooperation, but without the underlying motive such blueprints are not stable.\\xa0

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